COUNCIL BLUFFS — Iowa KidsNet, the statewide organization that recruits, trains, licenses and supports Iowa’s foster and adoptive families, will give an information session in Council Bluffs Aug. 28, for individuals interested in becoming foster or adoptive parents.

Foster care is the temporary placement of children with families outside of their own home due to abuse, neglect or other family crisis situations. The goal is for loving families to provide children with a safe, stable and nurturing environment.

With the goal to provide a variety of technologies, new learning opportunities and unique resources to students in Red Oak, the Red Oak Community School District has been planning more than two years for the ability to participate in the One-to-One Laptop program.

Among the tasks Red Oak completed in order to prepare for the program was the upgrading of the schools’ infrastructure to handle the wireless demands, server virtualization and teacher professional development.

The project will forever change the way instruction is given in the classrooms.

The 2012-13 school year is fast approaching and its once again time for the Tag-A-Long Booster Club Annual Membership Drive.

A Tag-A-Long Booster is anyone who supports the athletic programs in Red Oak and makes a donation. This support helps to reach annual goals for the 7-12 grade athletic programs in the Red Oak Community School District.

The Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Nutrition and Health Services, announced its policy for free and reduced price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program and the Afterschool Care Snack Program.

State and Local school officials have adopted family size and income criteria for determining eligibility, which can be viewed online at the Iowa Department of Education website educateiowa.gov.